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Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Interactive Word Walls [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn about interactive word walls, an engaging instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement word walls, find research that supports the practice, and find examples.
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Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Writing About Science

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and specific tips on what scientific writing is and how to make it more precise, clear, and objective.
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Handout
Other

University of Missouri Rolla: Purposes in Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What are purposes in writing? Use this site from the University of Missouri-Rolla to learn more about the parts of the communication model. W.9-10.10 Write Routinely
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Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Engineering Communication Program: Memos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shows exactly how to write a memo. The site talks about the components to use: header, purpose, summary, discussion, action.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Study.com: Using Precise Language & Vocabulary in Informative Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on using precise language in informative texts. It defines precise text and discusses how to use precise language. W.9-10.2d lang/voc, W.11-12.2d Lang/Fig/Voc
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Learn a Word: Science Vocabulary Acquisition

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, students use multiple sources to learn the meanings of science words, collaborating to create useful resources for learning and retaining science vocabulary.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Practicing Science Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th Standards
In this lesson, 6th graders play a compare and contrast game and Pictionary to practice their science vocabulary.
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Handout
English Club

English Club: Abbreviations: Shortenings

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This EnglishClub reference page provides the definition for "abbreviation" and then provides a chart with examples of abbreviations.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Use Precise Language and Domain Specific Vocabulary

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site provides 17 English language arts lessons for 7th grade. Grade-level standards are provided.
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Handout
Grammar Tips

Who, That, Which

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need a quick reference for when to use who, that or which? This article offers a concise explanation.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Semantic Feature Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Semantic Feature Analysis strategy engages students in reading assignments by asking them to relate selected vocabulary to key features of the text. This technique uses a matrix to help students discover how one set of things is...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Vocabulary instruction is an important part of reading and language arts classes, as well as content-area classes such as science and social studies. By giving students explicit instruction in vocabulary, teachers help them learn the...
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Rubric
Other

Public Relations Writing: How I Grade a Press Release.

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Specialized but useful rubric geared towards examining journalistic style writing. Provides evaluation guidelines that one teacher uses, with a rubric to evaluate.
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Website
Other

Newswriting for Radio

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students and writers can get pointers on improving writing skills for newscasts. Click through all the tabs to get the most out of this tutorial. This site also links to other radio journalism websites.
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Handout
Other

Snn Newsroom: Reporter's Toolbox: Writing Editorials and Columns

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Advice and examples of editorial and feature column writing, along with an explanation of the role that editorial writers and columnists fill. Explains how to structure this type of writing in order to present clear arguments.
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Handout
Other

Grammar book.com: Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Notes and examples of nouns, verbs, and identifying subjects within a sentence.
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Handout
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Vocabulary: Topic Vocabulary Reference

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Links to information and lists of English words and phrases by category. Includes information on the difference between a dictionary and thesaurus, synonyms and antonyms, confusing words, figures of speech, eponyms, euphemisms, sayings,...
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Handout
English Club

English Club: Abbreviations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This EnglishClub tutorial for abbreviations for the four main types of abbreviations and the ways to punctuate each.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Science 6

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about various scientific interests. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Science 7

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about the various branches of science. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Business 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to banking. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Business 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to meetings in the workplace. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Business 6

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to sales. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Activity
English Club

English Club: Business Crossword 7

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This EnglishClub crossword reviews vocabulary associated with business.